PureBasic

Clear REST Authentication Settings

Demonstrates Rest.ClearAuth, which removes any authentication providers and credentials previously configured through the SetAuth* methods.

Background. Clearing authentication is useful when reusing a Rest object for a request that must be sent without credentials, or before switching to a different authentication method.

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IncludeFile "CkRest.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    rest.i = CkRest::ckCreate()
    If rest.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    bTls.i = 1
    bAutoReconnect.i = 1
    success = CkRest::ckConnect(rest,"example.com",443,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ;  Normally you would not hard-code secrets in source.  You should instead obtain them from an
    ;  interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    username.s = "myUsername"
    password.s = "myPassword"
    success = CkRest::ckSetAuthBasic(rest,username,password)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ;  ClearAuth removes any authentication providers and credentials previously configured through the
    ;  SetAuth* methods, for example before reusing the object for an unauthenticated request.
    CkRest::ckClearAuth(rest)

    Debug "Authentication cleared."


    CkRest::ckDispose(rest)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure